Xiaotao rushed to remove the book, finding a pinhole camera concealed within the spine. She was about to destroy it but I immediately stopped her. "Don't remove the camera for the time being. If the live stream is interrupted, we may all be killed."

"Are we to let this bastard do whatever he wants?" retorted Xiaotao.

The Strongest Mantis Shrimp would most likely force us to do all sorts of things, and press the detonate button once he grew tired of playing.

A live stream was no different from a street performance. To attract more audiences, you would first make a loud commotion so in that vein, he wouldn’t put us in danger with overwhelming requests for the time being.

"Xiaotao, is there any recording equipment on it?" I asked.

"It doesn’t look like it,” Xiaotao replied upon careful inspection. “If only Lao Yao were here, he could provide some technical support."

Her radio was on,...